Antique Kashan Persian Rug 43581

Antique Kashan, Persia, early twentieth centuryElegantly stylized shrubs or trees of life repeat in staggered array across the field of this opulent antique Kashan. The forms are cleverly articulated to suggest a latent design of reciprocal ogival compartments, in which the narrow bands of the ground between the shrubs function as a defining lattice. The border reverses the color scheme of the field with a series of red shrubs on a blue ground to create a pleasing frame or contrast. The plush lustrous pile imparts a luminous quality to the design, enhancing the controlled intensity of the color.